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Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer having an array of micro-mirrors

  • US 20030095307A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2002
  • Published: 05/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer comprising an optical arrangement for receiving an optical input signal and an optical add signal, each optical signal having one or more optical bands or channels, and including a spatial light modulator having a micro-mirror device with an array of micro-mirrors for reflecting the one or more optical signals provided thereon, wherein the optical arrangement comprises a free optics configuration having at least one light dispersion element for separating the optical input signal and the optical add signal so that each optical band or channel is reflected by a respective plurality of micro-mirrors to selectively add or drop the one or more optical bands or channels to and/or from an optical input signal.

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